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Heir to Malaysian fortune seeks US$200 million for private markets
Iris Capital Partners, an investment firm backed by the heir to a Malaysian fortune, is seeking to raise US$200 million from institutional…
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Asia: Markets rise on US rate cut hopes
Asian markets kicked off the week with a rally on Monday (Aug 25) morning, tracking gains made by Wall Street on Friday after the US…
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Markets Hold Steady Ahead of Powell's Jackson Hole Speech
Global stocks were flat on Friday as investors awaited a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the Jackson Hole symposium.…
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Chinese stocks lead global markets as chip shares skyrocket
Chinese stocks were a standout performer in global markets on Friday (Aug 22), with a benchmark of onshore equities capping its best week…
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Asia: Markets tick up as investors eye Jackson Hole meeting
ASIAN markets were mostly up Friday morning ahead of a pivotal speech by the US central bank chief, expected to shed light on possible…
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Fed officials lukewarm on September rate cut as markets await Powell speech
Three Federal Reserve officials appeared lukewarm on Thursday to the idea of an interest rate cut next month, as investors geared up for…
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Asia: Markets creep up as investors await key speech
ASIAN markets edged mostly upward in muted morning trading on Thursday, one day before a key speech expected to offer signals about future…
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Zillow changes course on home prices: Updated forecast for 400 housing markets
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. This week, Zillow…
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Prediction markets show Trump with good chance of snagging Nobel Peace Prize
President Trump has a good chance of winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025, according to bettors on two of the most popular prediction…
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Asia: Markets dip after US tech slide
Asian markets mostly fell on Wednesday (Aug 20) morning, mirroring a rout of US tech titans the previous day as investors await signals of…
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Gold steadies after touching one-week low as markets eye Trump-Zelensky meeting
Gold held steady on Monday (Aug 18) after hitting a one-week low, with attention turning to US President Donald Trump’s meeting with…
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CapitaLand India Trust looks to new markets as it pursues higher yields
CapitaLand India Trust (Clint) will divest one-third of its data centre portfolio to its sponsor CapitaLand Investment, which is launching…
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AI boom seen driving next decade of emerging markets performance
Emerging-market (EM) funds are pivoting to capture the artificial intelligence (AI) craze, with some investors predicting that booming…
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Good governance for vibrant capital markets: towards a market-centric dynamic index
IN 2024, the Singapore Governance and Transparency Index (SGTI) was re-introduced as a dynamic index designed to reflect continuous…
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Underwater mortgages are climbing in Florida and Texas housing markets
Want more housing market stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the ResiClub newsletter. Since the Pandemic…
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Singapore stocks end Friday in the red amid mixed Asia markets; STI down 0.4%
Local stocks ended its rally to close lower on Friday (Aug 8), following a mixed performance across Asian markets as investors navigated a…
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Asia: Tokyo soars on trade deal relief as Asian markets limp into weekend
JAPANESE stocks rallied on Friday on a mixed day for Asian markets, fuelled by relief that Tokyo and Washington had settled a tariff issue…
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Asia: Tokyo soars on trade deal relief as markets limp into weekend
JAPANESE stocks rallied on Friday on a mixed day for Asian markets, fuelled by relief that Tokyo and Washington had settled a tariff issue…
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Asia: Markets rise as Trump chip exemptions boost tech giants
Asian equities rose on Thursday, with big-name chip firms making big gains after Donald Trump said those investing in the United States…
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Gold extends gains on rate cut hopes, markets eye Fed appointments
Gold prices extended gains for a fifth straight session on Wednesday (Aug 6), helped by prospects of lower US interest rates, while…
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Elon Musk’s politics hit Tesla sales in Europe’s biggest car markets
Tesla’s new car registrations in Britain and Germany, Europe’s biggest auto markets, more than halved in July from a year earlier, as CEO…
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Asia: Markets track Wall Street rally on Fed rate cut bets
Stock markets rose on Tuesday as investors grow increasingly confident the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month, despite…
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RevPAR is mixed across Frasers Hospitality Trust’s markets in Q3
Frasers Hospitality Trust saw its revenue per available room (RevPAR) drop in three of the five key markets in which it operates for the…
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Spotify to raise premium subscription price in select markets from September
Spotify Technology shares gained in premarket trading after the company announced it is raising premium subscription prices across many…